How to Post YouTube videos on Instagram Android?

YouTube is the largest video sharing platform on the web. Sometimes we want to share the YouTube on Instagram, well known photo and video sharing social media platform by Facebook.

You can’t directly share YouTube video on Instagram because Instagram has very strict policies. Therefore we will follow some steps and I will teach you how to post YouTube videos on Instagram android.

How to Post YouTube videos on Instagram Android?

Posting a video on Instagram can be very beneficial. May be you are promoting any product, releasing a trailer or teaser, or anything else. There are many benefits of it.

We will walk through 3 steps and then, we will be able to post video on Instagram. These steps are given below:

  1. Download YouTube Video
  2. Modify or Edit Video
  3. Upload Video on Instagram

1) Download YouTube Video

Before posting video to Instagram, we must save it to the device first. To perform this task, there are many apps, websites, and software available on the internet.

The Video Downloader may be the best app for android to download a social media videos including YouTube in a single click.

How to Post YouTube Video On Instagram Android

You can use any app since there are lot of well-known video downloading apps available for this purpose.

Also Read: 15 Best YouTube Video Downloader Free in 2020

Also, there are many online video downloader websites available like yt1s, y2mate, savefrom. I like this method the most, and teach you how to do as well.

Follow the given procedure to downlead YouTube video via online free video downloader websites. I will use yt1s site.

  1. In YouTube app, play the video you want to download.
  2. Click on Share icon
How to Post YouTube Video On Instagram Android
  1. Click on Copy link.
How to Post YouTube Video On Instagram Android
  1. Open yt1s website and paste the link there.
  2. Your video will be downloaded

You cam use any website or even app to download the desired the YouTube video to post it to Instagram.

2) Modify or Edit Video

The Instagram only allows 3 to 60 seconds video length only. If not then, you need to divide it into parts of one minute each. For that purpose, you need to edit the video.

Also Read: How to Install YouTube on Windows 10?

There are many apps available for video editing like FilmoraGo, Adobe Premier Rush, InShot, etc. You can install any app and perform editing. Now, I will show you how to post YouTube videos on Instagram android.

3) Upload Video on Instagram

Now, finally we are able to post YouTube video on Instagram. The .mp4 is the most commonly used video extension to upload video on Instagram. So, it is better to keep it in mp4.

Follow the given steps to upload video:

  1. Login to your Instagram ID.
  2. Click on the Plus icon (+):
How to Post YouTube Video On Instagram Android
  1. Now, locate the video, add caption, and simply share it.
  2. That’s it.

Also Read: How to Put Parental Control on YouTube Android?

Wrapping Up

Although Instagram doesn’t allow to directly share the YouTube videos but we have learned the procedure how to post YouTube videos on Instagram android.

Now, you can easily post videos on Instagram. I hope you learned something new from this post.

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Muhammad Bilal

Muhammad Bilal

Hi, I'm Muhammad Bilal, founder of Tech Spying, that provides useful tech related tips, tricks, hacks, how to and much more stuff. I am a part time content writer and feed this blog with helpful technology skills.